Rental Cars Vandalized

BOCA RATONDELRAY BEACH — The rear windows of two rental cars were broken out early this week in the parking lot of Boca Rent-a-Car, at 1299 N. Federal Highway, according to a police report.

A cinder block that was covered with glass splinters and may have been used in breaking the windows was found about 25 yards from the damaged 1985 Pontiac Sunbird and the 1985 Plymouth Horizon, the report said.

Nothing was taken from the cars during the incident which occurred sometime between 8 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday, the report said.

UNFINISHED HOME BURGLARIZED

Locks, vanity tops and several other items with a total value of $1,080 were taken from a house under construction in the 2900 block of Northwest 28th Terrace, according to a police report.

Someone broke into the house by knocking out the windows of a rear door, and once inside, removed marble vanity tops valued at $650 from bathrooms, the report said.

A portable radio valued at $15, an electrical cord valued at $15 and locks valued at $250 also were among items reported stolen from the building sometime during the weekend, the report said. About $2,000 worth of jewelry was reported stolen Monday from a home in the 1300 block of Gallinule Drive, according to a police report.

The resident told police that two gold and diamond rings were taken from a dresser in a bedroom sometime between Saturday and Sunday, the report said.

TYPEWRITER STOLEN FROM SCHOOL

A typewriter was reported stolen Monday from Carver Middle School, 301 SW 14th Ave., according to a police report.

A school system security officer told police that sometime between Saturday and Monday, a $1,000 typewriter was stolen and two windows were broken, the report said.A $16,000 diesel generator was stolen Monday from a construction site in the 23000 block of Boca Rio Road, west of Boca Raton, according to a Palm Beach Counth Sheriff`s report.

Sometime before noon, thieves slipped into a locked, fenced-in compound and stole the Waukesha generator mounted on a yellow trailer with blue wheels, the report said.

Deputies later found the compound secured, with the front gate locked, the report said.

SLEEPING MOTORIST ROBBED

While a man slept in his Buick parked west of Boca Raton, thieves grabbed a wallet from his pants pocket and $724 in pants and shirts from the back seat, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff`s Office report.

The victim, 33, who lives west of Boca Raton, parked his car at Vince`s Restaurant, 2808 S. Federal Highway, about 10 p.m. Saturday, the report said.

The intoxicated man slept until 3 a.m. Sunday, the report said. While he slept, thieves opened the car`s unlocked doors and stole 13 shirts, nine pairs of pants and his wallet, the report said.Because of the efforts of the Pickwick Mobile Home Park Neighborhood Crime Watch, a suspect was arrested only minutes after a break-in in the park Friday, police said.

Gerald Dennis Furney, 18, who listed his address as the McCarty Hotel, 629 Lucerne Ave., Lake Worth, is charged with burglary. He is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail.

According to police, Furney paid two men $5 to drive him to a residence on Bristol Court in the park. He told the men he was returning to the mobile home to retrieve some money he had left there earlier that day, police said.

Furney pushed out a screen on one of the windows of the trailer and took an undisclosed amount of money, which was on a table, according to Sgt. Larry Bigney.

A neighbor saw Furney outside the residence and contacted police, Bigney said. A patrol car arrived within two minutes and stopped the men just as the car was exiting the park, Bigney said.

Furney contended that he had the mobile home owner`s permission to enter the residence, the police report stated. Investigators, however, later contacted the resident, who said Furney did not have permission to enter his home, Bigney added.

The incident took place about 8 p.m., according to the police report.A burglar stole a $250 television set Monday morning after crawling into a South F Street apartment through a window, police said.

The owner of the television left home with the window closed, but not locked, police said. Entry to the first-floor apartment was gained by removing the screen and opening the window, police said.